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CBSE CORNER
Basic Properties of Electric Charges
1. Consider three charged bodies 𝑃, 𝑄 and 𝑅. If 𝑃 and sphere 𝐵. Then, spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵 are brought in
𝑄 repel each other and 𝑃 attracts 𝑅, what is the contact and then separated. Find the charges on
nature of the force between 𝑄 and 𝑅? the spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵. [All India 2011C]
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞)
7. A polythene piece rubbed with wool is found to
2. Five balls, numbered 1 to 5 are suspended using
separate threads. Pairs (1, 2), (2, 4), (4, 1) show have a negative charge of 3.2 × 10−7 𝐶.
electrostatic attraction, while pairs (2, 3) and (4, 5) (i) Estimate the number of electrons transferred.
(ii) Is there a transfer of mass from wool to
show repulsion. What is the nature of charge on ball
polythene? [NCERT]
1? (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝐍𝐞𝐮𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥)
8. Determine the total charge on 75.0 𝑘𝑔 of
3. Two metallic spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵 kept on insulating
stands are in contact with each other. A positively electrons. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: −𝟏. 𝟑𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟑 )
charged rod 𝑃 is brought near the sphere 𝐴 as 9. How many mega coulombs of positive (or
shown in fig. The two spheres are separated from negative) charge are present in 2.0 mole of
each other, and the rod 𝑃 is removed. What will be neutral hydrogen (H2 ) gas?
the nature of charges on spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵? 10. If 109 electrons move out of a body to another
[CBSE OD 19] body every second, how much time is required
to get a total charge of 1 C on the other body?
[NCERT]
11. How much positive and negative charge is there
in a cup of water?[𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏. 𝟑𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕 ][NCERT]

Coulomb’s Law of electric force

4. Two insulated charged copper spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵 of Dielectric constant/Relative Permittivity

identical size have the charges 𝑞𝐴 and 𝑞𝐵 12. Obtain the dimensional formula of 𝜀0 .
respectively. A third sphere 𝐶 of the same size but (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝐌−𝟏 𝐋−𝟑 𝐓𝟒 𝐀𝟐 )
uncharged is brought in contact with the first and 13. Calculate coulomb force between two a-
then with the second and finally removed from both. particles separated by a distance of 3.2 ×
What are the new charges on 𝐴 and 𝐵? 10−15 𝑚 in air. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟗𝟎 𝐍)
𝒒𝑨 𝟐𝒒𝑩 +𝒒𝑨
[𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝒒′𝑨 = 𝟐
, 𝒒′𝑩 = 𝟒
] [CBSE F 11] 14. Find the ratio of the Electric and Gravitation
5. Two identical conducting balls 𝐴 and 𝐵 have charges forces b/w the two electrons when they are
−𝑄 and +3𝑄 respectively. They are brought in 1 𝑚𝑚 apart.
contact with each other and then separated by a 15. In a medium the force of attraction between
distance 𝑑 apart. Find the nature of the Coulomb two point electric charges, distance 𝑑 apart is 𝐹.
force between them. [CBSE OD 19]
What distance apart should these be kept in the
6. Two identical metallic spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵 having
charges +4𝑄 and −10𝑄 are kept a certain distance same medium so that the force between them
apart. A third identical uncharged sphere 𝐶 is first becomes 3𝐹?
placed in contact with sphere 𝐴 and then with
16. Two point charges placed at a distance 𝑟 in air

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exert a force 𝐹 on each other. At what distance 22. A particle 𝐴 having a charge of 2 × 10−6 C and a
will these charges experience the same force 𝐹 in mass of 100 g is placed at the bottom of a
a medium of dielectric constant κ? smooth inclined plane of inclination 30°, where
𝒓 should another particle 𝐵, having same charge
[𝐀𝐧𝐬: ]
√𝜿 and mass be placed on the inclined so that it may
17. Two identical metallic spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵, each remain in equilibrium ?
carrying a charge 𝑞, repel each other with a force 𝐹.
A third metallic sphere 𝐶 of the same size, but (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝒓 = 𝟐𝟕 𝐜𝐦 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐨𝐦)
uncharged, is successively made to touch the 23. Find the extension in the length of the spring.
spheres 𝐴 and 𝐵, and then removed away. What is
Two identically charged particles are fastened to the
the force of repulsion between 𝐴 and 𝐵?
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏. 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 𝐂) two ends of a spring constant 100 N/m and natural
18. A small brass sphere having a positive charge of length 10 cm. The system rests on a smooth
1.7 × 10−8 C is made to touch another sphere of the horizontal table. If the charge on each particle is
same radius having a negative charge of 3.0 × 2.0 × 10−8 C, find the extension in the length of
10−9 C. Find the force between them when they are the spring. Assume that the extension is small as
separated by a distance of 20 𝑐𝑚. What will be the compared to the natural length. Justify this
force between them when they are immersed in an assumption after you solve the problem.
oil of dielectric constant 3? −𝟔
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎 𝒎)
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟓 𝐍; 𝟎. 𝟑𝟔𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟓 𝐍) 24.A charge 𝑄 is to be divided on two objects. What
19. Two point charges +9𝑒 and +𝑒 are kept at a should be the values of the charges on the two
distance 𝑎 from each other. Where should we place objects so that the force between the objects can be
a third charge 𝑞 on the line joining the two charges 𝑸
maximum? (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟐 )
𝟑𝐚
so that it may be in equilibrium? (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 + 25.Two particles 𝐴 and 𝐵, each having a charge 𝑄,
𝟒
are placed a distance 𝑑 apart. Where should a
𝟗𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆)
particle of charge 𝑞 be placed on the perpendicular
20. Two identical charges, 𝑄 each, are kept at a distance
bisector of 𝐴𝐵 so that it experiences maximum
𝑟 from each other. A third charge 𝑞 is placed on the
force? What is the magnitude of this maximum force
line joining the above two charges such that all the
?
three charges are in equilibrium. What is the
𝒅 𝟏𝟔 𝑲𝑸𝒒
magnitude, sign and position of the charge ? (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝒙 = ,𝑭 = )
𝟐√𝟐 𝟑√𝟑 𝒅𝟐
−𝐐
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: )
𝟒 26. Two point charges 𝑞1 = 5 × 10−6 C and 𝑞2 =
21. Two particles, each having a mass of 5 g and charge
3 × 10−6 are located at positions
1.0 × 10−7 C, stay in limiting equilibrium on a (1 m, 3 m, 2 m) and (3 m, 5 m, 1 m) respectively.
horizontal table with a separation of 10 𝑐𝑚 between
Find the forces ⃗⃗⃗
𝐹 12 and ⃗⃗⃗
𝐹 21 using vector form of
them. The coefficient of friction between each
Coulomb’s law.
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What should be the sign and magnitude of the charge

to be placed at the midpoint (𝑀) of side 𝐵𝐶 so that the
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: ⃗⃗⃗ ̂ ) × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝐍,
𝑭 𝟏𝟐 = −𝟓(𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ − 𝒌
charge at 𝐴 remains in equilibrium.
̂) × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 𝐍)
⃗⃗⃗ 𝟐𝟏 = 𝟓(𝟐𝒊̂ + 𝟐𝒋̂ − 𝒌
𝑭

Principle of Superposition of Electrostatic

Forces.
27. Three equal charges, each having a magnitude of
2.0 × 10−6 C, are placed at the three corners of a
right angle triangle of sides 3 𝑐𝑚, 4 𝑐𝑚 and 5 𝑐𝑚. Find
the force on the charge at the right-angle corner. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑. 𝟗 𝛍𝐂)
𝟏𝟔
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝑭 = 𝟒𝟓. 𝟗 𝑵, 𝐭𝐚𝐧 𝛉 = ) 34.Three point charges +𝑞 each are kept at the
𝟗
28. Three equal charges, 2.0 × 10−6 C each, are held vertices of an equilateral triangle of side ′𝑙′. Determine

fixed at the three corners of an equilateral triangle of the magnitude and sig of the charge to be kept at its

side 5 𝑐𝑚. Find the Coulomb force experienced by one centroid so that the charges at the vertices remain in

of the charges due to the rest two. equilibrium.

29. Charges of +5 μC, +10 μC and −10 μC are placed in Electric field Strength and Force
air at the corners 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 of an equilateral triangle
35.Calculate the electric field strength required to just
𝐴𝐵𝐶, having each side equal to 5 𝑐𝑚. Determine the support a water drop of mass 10−3 𝑘𝑔 and having a
resultant force on the charge at 𝐴. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏𝟖𝟎 𝐍, 𝛃 = charge 1.6 × 10−19 C. (𝟔. 𝟏𝟐𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟔 𝐍𝐂 −𝟏 )
36.A positively charged oil drop is prevented from
𝟔𝟎°) falling under gravity by applying a vertical electric field
30. Four equal point charges each 𝑄 are placed on the of 100 𝑉𝑚−1 . If the mass of the drop is 1.6 × 10−3 𝑔,
find the number of electrons carried by the drop.
four corners of a square of side 𝑙 . Calculate the force
(𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟐 )
on any one of the charges. 37.In Millikan’s experiment, an oil drop of radius
31. Four charges +𝑞, +𝑞, −𝑞 and −𝑞 are placed 10−4 𝑐𝑚 remains suspended between the plates
which are 1 𝑐𝑚 apart. If the drop has charge of 5𝑒
respectively at the four corners 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 of a
over it, calculate the potential difference between the
square of side 𝑎. Calculate the force on a charge 𝑄 plates. The density of oil may be taken as 1.5 𝑔𝑐𝑚−3 .
placed at the centre of the square. (𝟕𝟕𝟎 𝑽)
−3
38.A particle of mass 10 𝑘𝑔 and charge 5 𝜇𝐶 is
32. Consider three charges 𝑞1 , 𝑞2 and 𝑞3 each equal to 𝑞 thrown at a speed of 20 𝑚𝑠 −1 against a uniform
at the vertices of an equilateral triangle of side 𝑙. What electric field of strength 2 × 105 𝑁𝐶 −1 . How much
distance will it travel before coming to rest
is the force on a charge 𝑄 (with the same sign as 𝑞)
momentarily? (𝟎. 𝟐 𝒎)
placed at the centroid of the triangle? −27
39.A 𝛼 − particle of mass 6.4 × 10 𝑘𝑔 and charge
33. Three point charges of +2 μC, −3 μC and −3μC are of 3.2 × 10−19 𝐶 is situated in an electric field of
1.6 × 105 𝑉𝑚−1 . If the particle starts from rest, find
kept at the vertices 𝐴, 𝐵 and 𝐶 respectively of an
its velocity at the end of 2 × 10−2 𝑚 path.
equilateral triangle of side 20 𝑐𝑚 as shown in figure. (𝟒√𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝒎𝒔−𝟏 )

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40. An electron falls through a distance of 1.5 𝑐𝑚 in a Electric field Intensity

uniform electric field of magnitude 2.0 × 104 𝑁𝑐 −1 .
45.An electron separated from the proton through a
The direction of the field is reversed keeping its
magnitude unchanged and a proton falls through the distance of 0.53 Å. Calculate the electric field at the
same distance. Compute the time of fall in each case.
location of the electron.(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟓. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟏 𝐍𝐂 −𝟏 )
Contrast the situation (a) with that of ‘free fall under
gravity’. 46.Two point charges 2 × 10−7 𝐶 and 1.0 × 10−7 𝐶
are 1.0 𝑐𝑚 apart. What is the magnitude of the field
produced by either charge at the site of the other?
1
Use standard value of 4𝜋𝜀 .
0

47.Two point charges 𝑞1 and 𝑞2 of 2 × 10−8 C and

−2 × 10−8 C respectively are placed 0.4 𝑚 apart.
(a) 𝟐. 𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟗 𝒔 (b) 𝟏. 𝟐𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟕 𝒔
41. A simple pendulum consists of a small sphere of mass Calculate the electric field at the centre of the line
𝑚 suspended by a thread of length 𝑙. The sphere
joining the two charges.
carries a positive charge 𝑞. The pendulum is placed in
a uniform electric field of strength 𝐸 directed (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟗𝟎𝟎 𝐍𝐂 −𝟏 , 𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 − 𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞)
vertically downwards. Find the period of oscillation of 48.Two point charges +𝑞 and +4𝑞 are separated by
the pendulum due to the electrostatic force acting on
a distance of 6𝑎. Find the point on the line joining
the sphere, neglecting the effect of the gravitational
𝒎𝒍 the two charges where the electric field is zero.
force. (𝟐𝝅√𝒒𝑬)
(𝐀𝐭 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝒂 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 + 𝒒)
42. A stream of electrons moving with a velocity of 3 ×
107 𝑚𝑠 −1 is deflected by 2 𝑚𝑚 in traversing a 49.Three charges, each equal to 𝑞 are placed at the
distance of 0.1 𝑚 in a uniform electric field of strength three corners of a square of side 𝑎. Find the electric
1 𝑉 𝑐𝑚−1 . Determine 𝑒/𝑚 of electrons.
field at the fourth corner.
(𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟏 𝐂 𝐤𝐠 −𝟏 )
43. An electric field 𝐸 is set up between the two parallel 𝒒
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: (𝟐√𝟐 + 𝟏) )
plates of a capacitor, as shown in fig. An electron 𝟖𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒂𝟐
enters the field symmetrically between the plates with 50.Two point charges +6𝑞 and − 𝑞 are placed at
a speed 𝑣0 . The length of each plate is 𝑙. Find the
the vertices ′𝐵′ and ′𝐶′ of an equilateral triangle
angle of deviation of the path of the electron as it
1. 𝒆𝑬𝒍 𝐴𝐵𝐶 of side ′𝑎′ as shown in figure. Obtain the
comes out of the field. (𝐭𝐚𝐧−𝟏 𝒎𝒗𝟐 )
𝟎
expression for (i) the magnitude and (ii) the
direction of the resultant electric field at the vertex
𝐴 due to these two charges.

+6 −

44. A charged particle, of charge 2 𝜇𝐶 and mass

10 𝑚𝑖𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚, moving with a velocity of 1000 𝑚/𝑠
enters a uniform electric field of strength 103 𝑁𝐶 −1
directed perpendicular to its direction of motion.
Find the velocity and displacement, of the particle
after 10 𝑠. (𝟏𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎√𝟐 𝒎)

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𝟐
𝟏 𝒒√𝟓𝟐 −𝟏 𝟑√𝟑 (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝛔𝟏 ∶ 𝛔𝟐 = 𝟐𝟑 ∶ 𝟐)
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟒𝛑𝛆 𝟐 , 𝐭𝐚𝐧 ( ))
𝟎 𝒂 𝟓

59.Sixty four drops of radius 0.02 𝑚 and each

51.Four charges +𝑞, +𝑞, −𝑞, −𝑞 are placed respectively
carrying a charge of 5 𝜇𝐶 are combined to form
at the four corners 𝐴, 𝐵, 𝐶 and 𝐷 of a square of side
a bigger drop. Find how the surface density of
′𝑎′ . Calculate the electric field at the centre of the
electrification will change if no charge is lost.
𝒒
square. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝐄 = 𝟒√𝟐 𝒌 𝒂𝟐 𝛃 = 𝟒𝟓°) (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏 ∶ 𝟒)
52. Two point charges of +16 𝜇𝐶 and −9 𝜇𝐶 are placed 60.Obtain the formula for the electric field due to a
𝑐𝑚 apart in air. Determine the position of the point long thin wire of uniform linear charge density 𝜆
at which the resultant field is zero. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑𝟐 𝒄𝒎) without using Gauss’s law.
𝝀
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝑬 = ) [NCERT]
Continuous Charge Distribution 𝟐𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒚

61.A charge is distributed uniformly over a ring of

53. A uniformly charged sphere carries a total charge of
radius ′𝑎′. Obtain an expression for the electric
2𝜋 × 10−12 𝐶. Its radius is 5 𝑐𝑚 and is placed in
intensity 𝐸 at a point on the axis of the ring.
vacuum. Determine its surface charge density.
Hence show that for points at large distances
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟎 Cm−2 )
from the ring, it behaves like a point charge.
54.What charge would be required to electrify a sphere
of radius 15 𝑐𝑚 so as to get a surface charge density [CBSE D 16, 20] (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝑬 = 𝟒𝝅𝜺 .
𝟏 𝒒𝒙
)
𝟑
𝟎 (𝒙𝟐 +𝒂𝟐 )𝟐
7
of 𝜇 𝐶𝑚−2 ? (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏. 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟕 𝐂)
11

55.A metal cube of length 0.1 𝑚 is charged by 12 𝜇𝐶. Dipole Moment, Electric Field at an axial
Calculate its surface charge density. point of a Dipole, Electric Field at an
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒 𝐂𝐦−𝟐 ) equatorial point of a Dipole.

56.Two spheres have their surface charge densities Torque on a Dipole in a uniform electric
in the ratio 2 ∶ 3 and their radii in the ratio 3 ∶ 2. The
field.

ratio of the charges on them is __________. Part - 1

57.A charged spherical conductor has a surface density of 62. An electric dipole is formed by +4 μC and
0.7 𝐶𝑚−2 . When its charge is increased by 0.44 𝐶, the −4 μC charges at 5 𝑚𝑚 distance. Calculate the
charge density changes by 0.14 𝐶𝑚−2 . Find the radius dipole moment and give its direction.
of the sphere and initial charge on it. 63. Two point charges of +0.2 μC and −0.2 μC are
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟐. 𝟐 𝐂, 𝟎. 𝟓 𝒎) separated by 10−8 𝑚. Determine the electric field at
58. Two equal spheres of water having equal and an axial point at a distance of 0.1 𝑚 from their
similar charges coalesce to form a large sphere. If midpoint. Use the standard value of 𝜀0 .
no charge is lost, how will the surface densities of (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑. 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟗 NC−1 )
electrification change?

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64. Two point charges, each of 5 μC but opposite in sign,

are placed 4 𝑐𝑚 apart. Calculate the electric 70.Two small identical electric dipole 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐶𝐷, each

field intensity at a point distant 4 𝑐𝑚 from the of dipole moment 𝑝 are kept at an angle of 120° to
midpoint on the axial line of the dipole.
each other in an external electric field 𝐸⃗ pointing along
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝐍𝐂 −𝟏 )
65. Calculate the field due to an electric dipole of length the 𝑥-axis as shown in fig.

10 𝑐𝑚 and consisting of charges of ± 100 μC at a

point 20 𝑐𝑚 from each charge.
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏. 𝟏𝟐𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕 𝐍𝐂 −𝟏 )
Find the
66. A system has two charges 𝑞𝐴 = 2.5 × 10−7 C and
𝑞𝐵 = −2.5 × 10−7 C, located at points (a) Dipole moment of the arrangement, and
𝐴(0, 0, −15 𝑐𝑚) and 𝐵(0, 0, +15 𝑐𝑚)respectively.
(b) Magnitude and direction of the net torque acting on
What is the total charge and electric dipole moment
𝟏
of the system? it. [CBSE D 11; OD 20] [𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝒑, 𝟐 𝒑𝑬]

Part - 2
71.Three charges +𝑞, +𝑞 and −2𝑞 are placed at the
67. An electric dipole free to move is placed in a uniform
vertices of an equilateral triangle. What is the dipole
electric field. Explain alongwith diagram its motion
when it is placed, moment of the system?
(a) Parallel to the field,
72.Plot a graph showing the variation of coulomb force
(b) Perpendicular to the field.
1
[CBSE Sample Paper 1990] (𝐹) verus (𝑟 2), where 𝑟 is the distance between the

68. An electric dipole is a pair of equal and opposite

two charges of each pair of charges (1𝜇𝐶, 2𝜇𝐶) and
charges, separated by a small fixed distance
(2𝜇𝐶, −3𝜇𝐶). Interpret the graphs obtained.
between them. The dipole is free to move. What is
the action on it, when it is placed in [CBSE OD 11]
(a) A uniform electric field, and
(b) A non-uniform electric field? Electric Flux
69. An electric dipole of dipole moment 𝑝
⃗⃗⃗ is placed in a 73. If 𝐸⃗ = 6𝑖̂ + 3𝑗̂ + 4𝑘̂, calculate the electric flux
uniform electric field ⃗⃗⃗
𝐸 . Write the expression for the through a surface of area 20 units in Y − Z
torque 𝜏⃗⃗ experienced by the dipole. Identify two pairs plane. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏𝟐𝟎)
of perpendicular vectors in the expression. Show 74.If the electric field is given by 𝐸⃗ = 𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ +
diagrammatically the orientation of the dipole in the 3𝑘̂ NC −1 , calculate the electric flux through a
field for which the torque is (i) maximum (ii) half the surface of area 100 𝑚2 lying in the 𝑋-𝑌 plane.
maximum value (iii) zero. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑𝟎𝟎 𝐍𝐦𝟐 𝐂−𝟏 )
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75. The electric field in a certain region of space is placed (a) at its centre and (b) at one of its vertices.
(5𝑖̂ + 4𝑗̂ − 4𝑘̂) × 105 NC −1 . Calculate the electric flux 𝟏 𝒒
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝛟𝐄 = . , . )
𝟏 𝒒
𝟔 𝜺 𝟐𝟒 𝜺
𝟎 𝟎
due to this field over an area of (2𝑖̂ − 𝑗̂) × 10−2 𝑚2 .
83.A cylinder is placed in a uniform electric field 𝐸⃗
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 𝐍𝐦−𝟐 )
with its axis parallel to the field. Show that the
76. Consider a uniform electric field 𝐸⃗ = 3 × 103 𝑖̂ NC−1 . total electric flux through the cylinder is zero.
Calculate the flux of this field through a square surface (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟎)
of area 10 𝑐𝑚2 when 84.A charge 𝑞 is situated at the centre of an
(a) Its plane is parallel to the 𝑦-𝑧 plane, and imaginary hemispherical surface, as shown in
(b) The normal to its plane makes a 60° angle with figure. Using Gauss’s theorem and symmetry
𝟐 −𝟏 )
the 𝑥-axis.(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑𝟎 𝐍𝐦 𝐂 considerations, determine the electric flux due to
77. Given a uniform electric field 𝐸⃗ = 5 × 103 𝑖̂ NC −1 , this charge through the hemispherical surface.
find the flux of this field through a square of 10 𝑐𝑚 on
a side whose plane is parallel to the 𝑌-𝑍 plane. What
𝒒
would be the flux through the same square if the (𝐀𝐧𝐬: )
𝟐𝜺𝟎
plane makes a 30° angle with the 𝑋-axis? 85.A hollow cylindrical box of length 1 𝑚 and area of
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟓𝟎 𝐍𝐦𝟐 𝐂 −𝟏 , 𝟐𝟓 𝐍𝐦𝟐 𝐂 −𝟏 ) cross-section 25 𝑐𝑚2 is placed in a three
dimensional coordinate system as shown in
78. A circular plane sheet of radius 10 𝑐𝑚 is placed in a
figure. The electric field in the region is given by
uniform electric field of 5 × 105 NC −1 , making an 𝐸⃗ = 50𝑥 𝑖̂, where 𝐸 is in 𝑁𝐶 −1 and 𝑥 is in metres.
angle of 60° with the field. Calculate the electric flux
through the sheet. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏. 𝟑𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 𝐍𝐦𝟐 𝐂 −𝟏 )
79. A point charge of 17.7 μC is located at the centre of a
cube of side 0.03 𝑚. Find the electric flux through
Find
each face of the cube. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑. 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝐍𝐦𝟐 𝐂 −𝟏 )
80. A spherical Gaussian surface encloses a charge of (a) Net flux through the cylinder.
. 5 × 10−8 C. (i) Calculate the electric flux passing
(b) Charge enclosed by the cylinder.
through the surface. (ii) If the radius of the Gaussian
surface is doubled, how would the flux change? (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏. 𝟐𝟓𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏 𝐍𝐦𝟐 𝐂−𝟏 , 𝟏. 𝟏𝟎𝟕 𝐩𝐂)

(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏𝟎𝟒 𝐍𝐦𝟐 𝐂 −𝟏 , 𝐍𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞) 86. The electric field in a region is given by
81.A positive charge of 17.7 μC is placed at the 𝐸 𝑥
𝐸⃗ = 𝑏0 𝑖̂. Find the charge contained in the cubical
centre of a hollow sphere of radius 0.5 𝑚.
Calculate the flux density through the surface volume bounded by the surfaces 𝑥 = 0, 𝑥 = 𝑎, 𝑦 =
of the sphere.(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟔. 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝐍𝐂−𝟏 )
0, 𝑦 = 𝑎, 𝑧 = 0 and 𝑧 = 𝑎. Take 𝐸0 = 5 × 103 NC −1 ,
82. Calculate the electric flux through each of the six
𝑎 = 1 𝑐𝑚 and 𝑏 = 2 𝑐𝑚.
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length of one due to the charge on the other.
87.The electric field components due to a charge inside the (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝒇 =
𝝀𝟏 𝝀𝟐
)
𝟐𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒅

cube of side 0.1 𝑚 are as shown. 95.An electric dipole consists of charges ±2 ×
10−8 C, separated by a distance of 2 𝑚𝑚. It is placed
𝐸𝑥 = α𝑥, where α = 100 N/C − m near a long line charge of density 4.0 × 10−4 Cm−1 ,
as shown in figure, such that the negative charge is
𝐸𝑦 = 0, 𝐸𝑧 = 0. at a distance of 2 𝑐𝑚 from the line charge. Calculate
the force acting on the dipole.

+
+
+
− +
+
+ 2 2
+
+ (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟔. 𝟓 𝐍)
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝛟𝐄 = 𝟎. 𝟏 𝐍𝐦−𝟐 𝐂 −𝟏 , 𝒒 = 𝟖. 𝟖𝟓𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟑 𝐂)
96.A large plane sheet of charge having surface
charge density 5.0 × 10−16 Cm−2 lies in the 𝑋-𝑌
Application of Gauss Theorem
plane. Find the electric flux through a circular area of
radius 0.1 𝑚, if the normal to the circular area makes
88.An infinite line produces a field of 9 × 104 NC −1 at a an angle of 60° with the 𝑍-axis.
distance of 4 𝑐𝑚. Calculate the linear charge density. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟒. 𝟒𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟕 𝑵𝒎𝟐 𝑪−𝟏 )
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟕 𝐂𝐦−𝟏 ) 97.A spherical shell of metal has a radius of 0.25 𝑚
89.A cylinder of large length carries a charge of 2 × and carries a charge of 0.2 μC. Calculate the electric
10−8 Cm−1 . Find the electric field at a distance of field intensity at a point (i) inside the shell, (ii) just
0.2 𝑐𝑚 from it. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟏𝟖𝟎𝟎 𝐕𝐦−𝟏 ) outside the shell and (iii) 3.0 𝑚 from the centre of
90.Two large metal plates each of area 1 𝑚2 are placed the shell.
facing each other at a distance of 10 𝑐𝑚 and carry equal (𝐀𝐧𝐬: (𝐢)𝟎, (𝒊𝒊)𝟐. 𝟖𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 𝐍𝐂 −𝟏 (𝒊𝒊𝒊)𝟐𝟎𝟎 𝐍𝐂 −𝟏 )
and opposite charges on their faces. If the electric field
between the plates is 100 NC −1 , find the charge on
each plate. (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟖. 𝟖𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟎 𝐂) Miscellaneous problems on Gauss law
91.A charge of 17.7 × 10−4 C is distributed uniformly over and Electric flux
a large sheet of area 200 𝑚2 . Calculate the electric field
intensity at a distance of 20 𝑐𝑚 from it in air. 98. A thin metallic spherical shell of radius 𝑅 carries
𝑄
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 𝑵𝑪−𝟏 ) a charge 𝑄 on its surface. A point charge 2 is
92.A charged particle having a charge of −2.0 × 10−6 C is placed at its centre 𝐶 and another charge +2𝑄
placed close to a non-conducting plate having a surface is placed outside the shell at a distance 𝑥 from
charge density of 4.0 × 10−6 Cm−2 . Find the force of the centre as shown in fig.
attraction between the particle and the plate.
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟎. 𝟒𝟓 𝐍)
−5
93.A particle of mass 9 × 10 𝑔 is kept over a large
horizontal sheet of charge density 5 × 10−5 Cm−2 .
[CBSE D 15]
What charge should be given to the particle, so that of
released, it does not fall? (𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟑. 𝟏𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏𝟑 𝐂) Find
94. Two long parallel wires carry charges 𝜆1 and 𝜆2 per (i) The force on the charge at the centre of shell
unit length. The separation between their axes is 𝑑. and at the point 𝐴,
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𝟏 𝟑𝑸𝟐 𝒒 104. A small metal sphere carrying a charge +𝑄 is

(𝐀𝐧𝐬: . ) located at the centre of a spherical cavity in a
𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒓𝟐 𝟐𝜺𝟎
99. Two thin concentric and coplanar spherical shells, of large uncharged metallic spherical shell. Write
the charges on the inner and outer surfaces of
radii 𝑎 and 𝑏 (𝑏 > 𝑎) carry charges, 𝑞 and 𝑄,
the shell. Write the expression for the electric
respectively. Find the magnitude of the electric field,
field at the point 𝑃1 .
at a point distant 𝑥, from their common centre for
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(a) 0 < 𝑥 < 𝑎 (b) 𝑎 ≤ 𝑥 < 𝑏

(c) 𝑏 ≤ 𝑥 < ∞ [CBSE F 15, D 16C]

𝟏 𝒒 𝟏 𝒒+𝑸
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝑬 = 𝟎, . 𝟐, . )
𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒙 𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒙𝟐
100. A spherical conducting shell of inner radius 𝑟1 and the
outer radius 𝑟2 has a charge ′𝑄′ . A charge 𝑞 is placed 105. A point charge +𝑄 is placed at the centre 𝑂 of
at the centre of the shell. an uncharged hollow spherical conductor of
[CBSE OD 10] inner radius ′𝑎′ and outer radius ′𝑏′. Find the
(a) What is the surface charge density on the (i) inner following
surface, (ii) outer surface of the shell? [CBSE SP 18]
(b) Write the expression for the electric field at a point (a) The magnitude and sign of the charge induced
𝑥 > 𝑟2 from the centre of the shell on the inner and outer surfaces of the
𝑞 𝑄+𝑞 𝟏 𝑸+𝒒
[𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝒂(𝒊) − 4𝜋𝑟 2 , (𝒊𝒊) 4𝜋𝑟 2 (𝒃) 𝟒𝝅𝜺 . 𝒙𝟐
] conducting shell.
1 2 𝟎
101. An early model of an atom considered it to have a (b) The magnitude of electric field vector at a
positively charged point nucleus of charge distance
𝑍𝑒, surrounded by a uniform density of negative 𝑎
(i) 𝑟 = 2, and (ii) 𝑟 = 2𝑏, from the centre of the
charge up to a radius 𝑅. The atom as a whole is
shell.
neutral. For this model, what is the electric field at a
distance 𝑟 from the nucleus?

[NCERT; AIIMS 18] 𝟏 4𝑄 𝟏 𝑄

[𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝟒𝝅𝜺 , ]
𝟎 𝑎2 𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 4𝑏2
𝒁𝒆 𝟏 𝒓
(𝐀𝐧𝐬: 𝑬 = ( 𝟐 − 𝟑 ))
𝟒𝝅𝜺𝟎 𝒓 𝑹

102. Two concentric metallic spherical shells of radii 𝑅 and

2𝑅 are given charge 𝑄1 and 𝑄2 respectively. The
surface charge densities on the outer surfaces of the
shells are equal. Determine the ratio 𝑄1 ∶ 𝑄2 .
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103. A sphere 𝑆1 of radius 𝑟1 encloses a net charge 𝑄. If
there is another concentric sphere 𝑆2 of radius
𝑟2 (𝑟2 > 𝑟1 ) enclosing charge 2𝑄, find the ratio of the
electric flux through 𝑆1 and 𝑆2 . How will the electric
flux through sphere 𝑆1 change if a medium of
dielectric constant K is introduced in the space inside
𝑆2 in place of air?
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